New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-06-01
stead and Campbell report 80 per cent.
damage, while Lake Park and Yerndalaa


report no injuries whatever. The recent
FROST has injured the crops in the immedi-
ate vicinity OF Fargo from 3 to 5 per cent.
Not since the forest fires of 1871 have
the lumber districts OF northern Michigan
and Wisconsin suffered by fire as now.
West OF Michigamme five construction
camps OF the Duluth, South Shore & At
lantic road burned Two lumber camps
We're also burned. Over a million feet OF
standing pine have been destroyed. The
people OF Champion and Michigamme vii
lagos OF 5000 and 1900 respectively,
are lighting in the flames tosave the towns.
Baraga, Mich, is in danger. Fires are
burning near L'Anse. Calumet, Ne
gaunre, Antrain, Republic, Three Lakes,
metropolitan and other villages. The
losses will be up in the hundred thousands.
Paymaster Bush. who was found guilty
OF carelessness by the court OF inquiry at
Fort Robinson for permitting himself
to. be robbed OF $500 in government
funds by the cowboy, Charley Parker, has
made good the amount lost.
Senator Logan's widow has never recov-
cred from the shock occasioned by the gem
erals death. She goes daily to the vault
where his coffin is deposited at the Wash
lngton cemetery.
The critics of the civil service act who
have complained that the effect OF the new
rules will be to cause some OF the present
clerks to fall back to lower grades do not
admit that such an operation OF the rules
would, in many, cases, simply be just. In
some instances all that distinguished the
clerk of different classes is the amount OF
salaries. There is one division at least in
which first, second and third class clerks
do the same work. In some of the divis-
ions, clerks who are paid only 5000 do as
good work as those who receive $1,000.
Some OF the second and third class clerks
are not competent to do work in their
proper grades.
Senator James Beck of Kentucky was in
Chicago, a few days ago. He said: While
he had voted for the interstate law, he was
not as much in favor OF it then as he is
now. He has come to the conclusion that
the new law is a beneficial one. much more
than he had anticipated, and hereafter he
will be strong champion OF it. He is
especially impressed with the power OF the
new law in putting an end to certain monop-
oiies, tue principalone being the Standard
Oil company, which will hereafter be de-
prived OF many benefits it now enjoys, for
the railways will no longer be able to pay
secret rebates OF 40 per cent OF the rat re-
ceived for freight.
The will OF the late Hon. A. C. DePauw.
was probated The estate is valued
at Isl, 100000. He gives 1000, 900 Joint
ly to his wife and daughter, 1000 and
S3S, 900 respectively in cash to his two
sons besides lands. The DePauw univer-
sity OF Greencastle, Ind, gets 100000,
and various churches, missionary societ-
les and charitable institutions the balance
OF the estate.
The grand lodge, Knights OF Pythias OF
of h. sn1 - -
ected the following. L. A. Walker, past
grand chancellor: j. E. Richards, Butte,
grand chancellor: A. J. Seligman, Helena.
vice chancellor; John G. Evans, Butte,
grand keeper OF seals and records.
Fifteen men hold mp a train in Texas, in
timidate the passengers and secure over
81, 900 in cash.
Abner G. Cody, one OF the most expert
passers OF counterfeit mony in the United
States, has been arrested near Painted
Post He is seventy-two years old, and
has been in the business since he was six
teen years old. Government officers have
been hunting him for ten years.
Grace Leslie, leading lady OF the Kate
Castleton Troupe, was instantly killed in
railroad accident near Denver.
Six persons have been killed and robbed
in the vicinity of Ordran, small town in
Austria Silesia, by man who was recent
ly released from prison.
At the close OF the visit OF Bishop Irel and
to st. Thomas seminary St. Paul, Rev.
Mr.. Convy, q student in the deacon's or
der rendered the bishop q welcome OF the
students. During his sojourn abroad Bish.
OPP Ireland purchased many thousand val
liable works, which he has presented to
the seminary library.
At Wells, young man named Charles
Gooding was assaulted by Gottlieb Was
chk while crossing the land of the latter.
Waschk threw a heavy sharp-pointed file
the the shoulder blade, cutting and ugly
wound and piercing thelung cavity. Good
ing lies in a critical condition and Waschk
is in jail in default OF $1,000 bonds.
The marriage of Miss Helen, eldest daugh-
ter of ex-Leut. Gov. Gilman OF St. Cloud,
to George S. Rankin of Saltwater is an.
nOunced to occur early in June.
W. W. Williams. late editor OF the stand
ard OF Albert Lea, has been appointed
weighmaster and John Heising inspector
OF wheat, both with headquarters at Mimi
eapolis.
w. P. Clough, Northern Pacific counsel,
-~-:e..s 20 go to the Manitoba company.
The Westminster Presbyterian Church
OF St. Paul accepts the resignation OF Rev.
c. G. Herriott.
R. R. Briggs, a prominent attorney Of
Morhead,> is dangerously ill OF typhoid
pneum onia.
The Reform School Commission in SEES
sion at St. Paul, reconsidered the vote by
which the school was located at Red Wing
and commenced toyote again on the towns
to be chosen. The informal ballot stood:
Shakopee, 8; Hasting, 3; and Red Wing, s.
But when the last formal ballot was taken
there were six votes for loca ting the school
on the Spates farm at Red Wing, and that
settled the contest. The farm has about
600 acres OF land, valued at $4,000. A
resolution was unanim ously passed to pur,
chase it. The buildings to be erected upon
it will comprise sixteen in number and
cost about $2OO,OOO.
The proposed connection OF Lake Trav-
erse and Big Stone by canal is revived alta
Browns Valley meeting.
The following appointments have beer
made in the general land office: George K
Bradford OF Louisiana and Richard c.
Wintersmith OF Kentucky fraudulent land
entry asen is; John Mason OF Virginia anc